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After the Trump administration launched a massive Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operation in Minnesota, protesters gathered to defend immigrant neighbors. Renee Nicole Good, a mother of a six year old, showed up with her wife and dog to film altercations between officers and community members. What happened next changed everything. Guest: Jon Collins, senior reporter on the Minnesota Public Radio News race, class and communities team. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to…
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Slate NewsWhat Next - The Plot Against Pope Francis | 2023 In Review
While the What Next team spends some time with their families this week, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories. Regularly scheduled…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Stephen King Is Just as Confused About Blue Checks as You Are | 2023 In Review
While the What Next: TBD team spends some time with their families during the holidays, we revisit some of 2023’s biggest, strangest, and best stories…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Many Trials of Donald J. Trump
This week, the Colorado Supreme Court determined in a pivotal decision that Donald J Trump should not appear on the ballot in the state's Republican primary…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: A Woman’s Life in Museum Wall Labels
John Dickerson talks with author Christine Coulson about her new book, “One Woman Show.” They discuss the moment that inspired Coulson to tell a story in…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Our Surprisingly Great Year
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and guest host Edmund Lee, media reporter for the New York Times, recap the 2023 economic year, which saw strong growth…
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What Next - FT News Briefing: Markets, Elections, and A.I. in 2024
From our friends at Financial Times's FT News Briefing: The FT’s Peter Spiegel, Katie Martin and Elaine Moore preview what could happen in geopolitics, markets…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Can Hybrid Cars Save Us?
Without infrastructure to support all-electric vehicles, consumers have increasingly embraced the hybrid. The lower emissions are good—but are they slowing…
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Political Gabfest - Trump versus Colorado
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to block Donald Trump from the ballot, the new Texas…
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What Next - Marvel’s Disastrous Year
After his character, Kang the Conqueror, was set up to be the big villain of the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jonathan Majors was dismissed…
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What Next - When a Miscarriage Becomes a Crime
In September, Brittany Watts had a miscarriage at her home in Ohio. Prosecutors are now charging her with “abuse of a corpse,” a felony that could result in up…
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What Next - Oh the Humanities!
West Virginia University is wrapping up its first semester following dramatic cuts to undergraduate and graduate programs. Its president calls the…
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Slate Money - Slate Money Goes to the Movies: This Is Spinal Tap
In ancient times, hundreds of years before the dawn of history, director Rob Reiner gave the world a band named Spinal Tap. No one knows who they were or what…
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What Next - Where Do Returned Gifts Go?
“Easy returns” are an essential part of the online shopping experience. But 20-30 percent of online purchases get sent “back,” which is to say, they then enter…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Case Against CLEAR
Going through airport security is a legal requirement. Is it fair for a private company to interject itself in that process—and cut to the front of the line?…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Texas Abortion Laws’ Cruel Outcomes
Earlier this week, the Texas Supreme Court said Kate Cox couldn’t have an abortion.Cox’s doctors had diagnosed the fetus with Trisomy 18, an almost certainly…
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Slate Money - Is Starbucks Still a Union Buster?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers speculate on the Federal Reserve’s surprising new interest rates, whether Starbucks’ store closings…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Shein’s Newest Offering? An IPO
Fast-fashion titan Shein is preparing for its initial public offering, even as questions of sustainability and labor practices linger. Guest: Jordyn Holman…
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Political Gabfest - Is Harvard Antisemitic?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the free-speech controversies that are roiling college campuses since the war in Gaza began…
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What Next - What Texas Abortion Laws Leave Unsaid
Kate Cox’s fight to abort her pregnancy and save her fertility in Texas says a lot about America’s post-Roe, fractured approach to reproductive rights. Guest…
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What Next - Some Israeli Hostages Came Home. His Son Didn't.
Over 100 hostages being held by Hamas were released during the temporary ceasefire last month. But Sagui Dekel-Chen, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz, was not…
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What Next - Pilots' Hidden Mental Health Crisis
For pilots facing mental health problems of almost any kind, the cost of getting help might be too much to bear. After a crisis on an Alaska Airlines flight…
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Slate Money - Slate Money Travel: Hotels That Don’t Rip You Off
This week, Pavia Rosati, founder of travel platform Fathom, chats with Felix Salmon and the hotel industry in the post-COVD era. They discuss why prices are so…
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What Next - War in Gaza; Violence in the West Bank
As war rages in Gaza, the Biden administration has begun imposing visa bans on people involved in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where assaults by…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Musk's War on Free Speech
Elon Musk is suing Media Matters for reporting that advertisers’ content was showing up right next to posts from newly reinstated Nazis on X, something X’s CEO…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Billionaires Had a Bad Week at the Supreme Court
When Moore v United States landed on the Supreme Court docket, it threatened to take a big swing at any future wealth tax and maybe cut the legs out from under…
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Slate Money - The War on Self-Checkouts
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss their Christmas shopping strategies and whether it’s time for self-checkouts to check out…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Spotify Unwrapped
Is Spotify’s 2023—ending with layoffs and cancelling critically acclaimed original podcasts—a sign of trouble at the streaming giant, or an adjustment to…
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Political Gabfest - Should Liz Cheney Run?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz gather around John’s dining room table to discuss Liz Cheney, her book, and how far she’ll go to stop…
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What Next - Pickleball vs. Everybody
Pickleball’s exploding popularity isn’t an organic grassroots rise. According to a reporter’s intrepid Freedom of Information Act inquiries, enthusiastic…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The Supreme Court Takes On Opioids
The Sacklers were set to pay $6 billion in exchange for immunity from any future lawsuits over their role in the opioid crisis. But the Supreme Court will now…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Nikki Haley’s Surge to Second
Last week, former UN ambassador and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley scored a coveted endorsement from Charles Koch’s political advocacy group. She’s passed…
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Slate Money - Slate Money Goes to the Movies: Jerry Maguire
This week, sports journalist Mina Kimes joins the huddle with Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers to discuss the 90s football rom-com Jerry Maguire…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Is Amazon Too Big To Regulate?
Jeff Bezos said Amazon will be “Earth’s safest place to work.” But state and federal investigators are looking into the online retailer’s rates of on-the-job…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - They See You When You’re Shopping
Though navigating the internet involves spraying your data pretty indiscriminately, you actually have more control over it than you think—it’s just a pain to…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Remembering Sandra Day O’Connor
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor died Friday at the age of 93. Amicus host Dahlia Lithwick is joined by former O’Connor clerk and renowned…
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Slate Money - This Year, Give Cash
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers speak with Rory Stewart of GiveDirectly and the author of “How Not to Be a Politician.” They discuss the faults…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - A Moral War for A.I.
Artificial intelligence seems predestined to become a bigger part of our lives. To what extent is the A.I. push being led by Sam Altman and the OpenAI team a…
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Political Gabfest - Why Does Everyone Hate Bidenomics?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the good U.S. economy and Americans’ bad feelings about it; the Supreme Court case of SEC v…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Eric Adams May Not Get Out of This One
Eric Adams’ political career has been heavy on soundbites and low-simmering scandals. But now, as mayor of New York, he might have finally risen far enough to…
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What Next - Mental Health Treatment—by Court Order
California’s new “CARE courts” are designed to help people struggling with psychotic disorders to get the help they need. But is having judges mandate…
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What Next - The Cops Don’t Want You Listening In
Citing the risks from criminals listening in and pranksters interfering in their channels, the NYPD is the latest and biggest police department moving to…
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Slate Money - Slate Money Travel: Maybe We Should Walk
In this episode of Slate Money Travel, Felix Salmon speaks with Craig Mod about why he loves to walk on vacation. Check out Craig Mod’s latest book, “Things…
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What Next - What Comes After the Ceasefire?
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began this weekend in Gaza, as hostages and prisoners were freed by both sides. But any end to the immediate conflict…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Race (Back) to the Moon
The first steps on the moon were in the name of “all mankind.” But with more countries—and the private sector—competing to not only return, but to tap into the…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - From "The Political Scene": Trump's Vindictive Second Term Agenda
While Amicus takes a break to digest turkey and count our blessings, we're sharing this episode of The Political Scene from our friends at The New Yorker. In…
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Slate Money - The Big Crazy at OpenAI
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Sam Altman’s triumphant return to OpenAI and ponder the future of the artificial intelligence…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Where Scams Are Born
An app for open money laundering, a corridor of massive casinos in the middle of nowhere, and the global scamdemic. Guest: Cezary Podkul, reporter for…
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Political Gabfest - Is Polling Broken?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the problems with issue polling and issues with political journalism; the chaos and conflict…
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What Next - Decoder Ring: The Forgotten Video Game About Slavery
While the What Next team celebrates the holiday, enjoy this episode from our colleagues at Decoder Ring. In 1992, a Minnesota-based software company known for…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How Israel-Hamas Has Divided Democrats
The war in Gaza has laid bare some deep fault lines within the Democratic party when it comes to Israel policy. How might that impact next year’s elections?…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Inside OpenAI's Implosion
OpenAI was the hottest startup in Silicon Valley off the success of ChatGPT. Then, the board fired Sam Altman. Guest: Mike Isaac, technology reporter at the…
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Slate Money - Slate Money Goes to the Movies: Dumb Money
In the first episode of Slate Money Goes to the Movies, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers talk with Joe Nocera, author of “The Big Fail” about Dumb…
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What Next - Moms for Liberty Tanked at the Polls. This Guy Called It.
Over the past few years, ultra-conservative activists took aim at school boards, trying to shape curriculums to match their beliefs. But this year, from…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Bedbugs Are Back, Baby!
The bedbug break-out during Paris fashion week this fall was obviously horrifying, but the bad news doesn’t stop there. Bedbugs are on the rise—and on the…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Is The Federalist Society Over?
Donald J Trump is signaling a split with the conservative legal movement’s kingmakers, The Federalist Society. Instead, the presumptive Republican Presidential…
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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: Watership Down Gets the Graphic Novel Treatment
Emily Bazelon talks with cartoonist James Sturm, about his new graphic novel adaptation of Watership Down. They discuss what makes the animal characters so…
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Slate Money - How Salt Built America
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers chat with Ed Conway, economics and data editor of Sky News, whose new book “Material World” tells how…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - How Deepfake Porn Infected a School
Girls at a New Jersey high school were early victims of a novel and growing problem: their images were taken from social media without consent to create…
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Political Gabfest - You’ll Miss Joe Manchin
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Joe Manchin’s departure from the U.S. Senate and what it means for the Democratic majority…
Slate NewsWhat Next - What If Gaza Boils Over?
As Palestinian allies like Hezbollah and Iran voice their support, is there a danger of more countries being pulled into the war in Gaza? Guest: Gregory Gause…